diff --git a/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js b/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js
--- a/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/fc-cache.js
@@ -181,4 +181,46 @@
   }, [fid, cachedAvatarURL, farcasterAvatarURL]);
 }
 
-export { useFCNames, useFarcasterUserAvatarURL };
+function useFarcasterChannelAvatarURL(channelID: ?string): ?string {
+  const neynarClientContext = React.useContext(NeynarClientContext);
+  const fcCache = neynarClientContext?.fcCache;
+
+  const cachedAvatarURL = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!channelID || !fcCache) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    const cachedChannel =
+      fcCache.getCachedFarcasterChannelForChannelID(channelID);
+    return cachedChannel?.image_url ?? null;
+  }, [fcCache, channelID]);
+
+  const [farcasterAvatarURL, setFarcasterAvatarURL] =
+    React.useState<?string>(null);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    if (!fcCache || !channelID || cachedAvatarURL) {
+      return;
+    }
+    void (async () => {
+      const farcasterChannel =
+        await fcCache.getFarcasterChannelForChannelID(channelID);
+      const avatarURL = farcasterChannel?.image_url;
+      if (!avatarURL) {
+        return;
+      }
+      setFarcasterAvatarURL(avatarURL);
+    })();
+  }, [fcCache, cachedAvatarURL, channelID]);
+
+  return React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!channelID) {
+      return null;
+    } else if (cachedAvatarURL) {
+      return cachedAvatarURL;
+    } else {
+      return farcasterAvatarURL;
+    }
+  }, [channelID, cachedAvatarURL, farcasterAvatarURL]);
+}
+
+export { useFCNames, useFarcasterUserAvatarURL, useFarcasterChannelAvatarURL };